Betzdorf, Germany

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Betzdorf

Coat of arms
Betzdorf
Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc. Betzdorf
Government
  Mayor Bernd Brato (SPD)
Area
  Total 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation 211 m (692 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,008
  Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57501–57518
Dialling codes 02741
Vehicle registration AK
Website Stadt Betzdorf

Betzdorf is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf. It is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Heller Valley Railway and the Daade Valley Railway.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 
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